Headlines for August 6, 2026

Trump criticized Democratic Senate nominee Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, while Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche aimed to make Dobbs permanent nationwide. Dr. Erica Schwartz was confirmed to lead the CDC. New Mexico sued the DOJ over the Epstein probe, and a lawsuit alleged the Trump administration targeted children for deportation. The CIA created a Cuba Task Force, Iran and Oman coordinated a shipping corridor, and Israeli prosecutors indicted Yinon Levi for killing Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen.